5 Ways Superman Could Destroy Batman

Earlier this week, we showed how Batman could beat Superman, but now it's time to flip the script and show how Superman could beat Batman. Actually, Superman is so strong that he would pretty much destroy Batman with minimal effort. But that didn't stop us from breaking down the best options Supes has for using his many, many powers to take out the Dark Knight.

A Light Flick to the Forehead

Superman is so unbelievably strong that he could knock Batman unconscious, or worse, with nothing but a light flick to the forehead. Seriously, the guy can lift cars, planes, and that Daily Planet globe (that always seems to fall off) like it’s nothing. We’ve even seen him move entire planets. So with the same effort you or I would play a game of paper football, Superman can KO Batman.

Super Power Sabotage

Superman is essentially a god, and he could use any one of his many super powers to prank Batman so hard he winds up in the hospital. He could fly by and cut Batman’s grappling line mid-swing. He could move at super speed and take off the wheels of the Batmobile when he’s going 90 down the highway. Or he could wait for Batman to fall asleep and fly him to another planet. Being a billionaire doesn’t help much if you’re in another galaxy.

Reporting

Even though he has all of those abilities, Superman doesn’t need to use any of them. He could rely on the intrepid reporting skills of Clark Kent to take down Batman without throwing a punch or shooting a laser. His opening move would be plastering Batman’s secret identity on the front page of the Daily Planet. He would then write a series of editorials that turn public opinion against Batman for his excessively violent tactics, and for eating sandwiches marked “Kal-El” out of the fridge at Justice League headquarters. Finally he would point out how Bruce Wayne is as crazy as the criminals he fights, and that it’s his existence that created Gotham’s worst criminals, landing Bruce in a nice padded cell in Arkham Asylum.

Ask Him to Protect Metropolis

Superman has some of the most powerful and deadly enemies in the DC Universe, so all Superman would have to do is ask Batman to watch over Metropolis for a week while he goes on vacation. At the rate that place gets attacked, it wouldn’t be long before Batman gets overwhelmed with bad guys well above his weight class. Now, maybe Batman could figure out a way to defeat foes like Lex Luthor or Metallo, but there’s no gadget for stopping Doomsday. Once he shows up, Batman is getting turned into a Bat-pancake.

Time Travel

Time Travel is one of Superman’s more ridiculous abilities. You know in Superman the movie where he goes back in time to save the life of Lois Lane? He could use that same trick to go back to that fated day in Gotham City and stop the mugger who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents. Without that childhood tragedy, Bruce would never be set on the path of becoming a dark knight of vengeance who likes capes and women who purr, so he would never become Batman. That way, Superman wins the battle before it even begins.

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Fearing the actions of "a god-like super hero" left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable vigilante takes on Metropolis’s modern-day savior. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.